Canada's foreign minister John Baird says he has had a "fruitful" meeting with Egyptian authorities seeking the release of Canadian Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy, imprisoned with Australian Peter Greste.

The human rights commissioner joins calls for changes to racial discrimination laws, arguing many of the cartoons published by French magazine Charlie Hebdo would be banned in Australia under existing legislation.

The latest front page of Charlie Hebdo is released, showing the Prophet Mohammed shedding a tear and holding a Je Suis Charlie sign under the banner "All is forgiven". Three million copies will be printed in 16 languages.

In the face of half a century of controversy, French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has been uncompromising in its parody, never apologising for offending several religious groups, particularly Muslims.